RELAX

Posted on February 27, 2015 by walnuthollowcrafts

By Chris Wallace for Walnut Hollow

Take a deep breath…once again…..now R-E-L-A-X. I’m not speaking for everyone, but many of us do not do this enough. We get caught up in the rat-race of life and forget to RELAX.

This home décor piece is a reminder and provides inspiration for us to remember to relax. I used one of the NEW Rustic Pallet pieces now available – Rustic Pallet, 8” x 30”.

Use a large flat brush to paint the entire Rustic Pallet and each 5” Letter with DecoArt® Americana Décor®, Chalky Finish. I used Serene for the Pallet and Delicate for each Letter. I love this paint! It’s so easy to apply and no need to seal the paint prior to using.

Once everything is thoroughly dry, use a sanding block or an electric sander to begin the process of a worn or vintage look. Sand all the way down to the raw wood here and there!

Use the Crème Wax in Deep Brown to antique the Pallet and Letters. Apply the Wax with a large flat brush and remove the excess with a soft cloth. Once all is dry, you can buff everything with a clean soft cloth.

Now it’s time to adhere the Letters to the Pallet. The best product to use is the Tombow® Power Adhesive Tabs. Place a few Power Tabs on the back of each Letter, peel off the little paper and press in place on the Pallet.

What I love about the look you achieve with the Chalky Finish on the Rustic Pallet pieces is that the wood still looks “rustic”, but the sanding makes it smooth to the touch. Perfect!

#TBT – Christmas Goodies

Posted on November 20, 2014 by walnuthollowcrafts

Last year for the Handmade Holidays 2013 Blog Hop, I made one of my favorite projects using Graphic 45 beautiful papers. It is such a great idea and so easy to create that I wanted to share it again this year. Make something special to put in your jars and be ready to give them away when friends stop by for a Christmas visit.

Enjoy again………..

By Chris Wallace for Walnut Hollow

I love giving friends who visit our home something to take with them when they leave – especially during the Holidays. So, it was easy to decide what I would make to share with you for our Handmade Holidays Hop. Walnut Hollow® has a new shelf/ledge called Rustic Wood Ledge that I really like.

It’s reversible. Turn it so you can put something in it and it becomes a perfect holder for mason jars filled with goodies. The new line of Christmas paper and accessories from Graphic 45 – 12 Days of Christmas was perfect for a rustic handmade look with a touch of elegance!

I began by basecoating the outside of the Ledge with Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam – Organic Garden.

It is best to use a fan brush to apply the paint so you can scoop up the glitter than falls to the bottom of the jar. The inside of the Ledge is base coated with Smooches Glimmer Glam with the same brush.

While the paint is drying, cut the paper the beautiful Graphic 45 Twelve Days of Christmas paper – Joyeux Noel – to fit the front of the Ledge.

I cut the paper in strips to get the design I wanted. To adhere the paper to the Ledge, I used Tombow® MONO Multi Liquid Glue. This glue will give you the extra adhesion needed due to the glitter in the paint used.

I used red tulle to add ties to the jars and the Ledge.

Whether on the jar or on the Ledge, just tie a square knot with the tulle and clip the edges with scissors. I used Tombow® Power Tabs to adhere each Prima paper flower to the Ledge – Power Tabs are great for any embellishment. Tabs also were used to tuck red tulle ties in and around the flowers.

To add the Graphic 45 12 Days of Christmas Tags and Pockets to each jar, use thin green ribbon tied to the red tulle.

Hope you enjoyed a second look……..come back tomorrow, we have a new blog you’ll really enjoy!

Being Thankful

Posted on October 1, 2014 by walnuthollowcrafts

By Chris Wallace for Walnut Hollow

We are excited to be blog hopping with Quietfire Design all this week. We have so many creative projects to share with you using Quietfire Design high quality rubber stamps with Walnut Hollow Wood Surfaces and Tools.

We have a great prize to give away. Let us know what you think about our projects by leaving comments. We will choose a prize winner Monday, October 6. Leaving comments on all of the projects will increase your chance of winning! See where to go next at the end of my post!

Suzanne Cannon’s calligraphy is truly beautiful and I’m “being thankful” that she made this Set for us to use.

I used the Walnut Hollow Chippendale Plate and the Circle Thin Mini Plaque for my surface. The DecoArt Americana Chalky Finish, Vintage was perfect to enhance the colors of the wonderful Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Collection, Birds of a Feather paper. I used a large flat brush to basecoat both the Plate and the Circle with Vintage Chalky Finish. The paint is so thick and creamy, you’ll only need one coat. After the paint is thoroughly dry, lightly sand everything with fine sandpaper.

I used Tombow® Xtreme Adhesive to adhere the paper to the center of the Plate.

To die cut the scallop circles, I used Spellbinders® Classic Scallop Circles with a matching blue and ivory cardstock.

Using Clearsnap® Colorbox® Mudslide with a sponge applicator, I created more of a vintage look on all of the papers as well as the plate itself.

I used the same ink pad to stamp the sentiments: “Being Thankful” on the ivory paper, “for family”, “for friends”, “for blessings” and “for you” around the Plate.

To adhere the Circle Plaque to the Plate, I used Tombow® Power Tabs – they will do a great job of holding the wood plaque to the paper.

Now it’s just a matter of display – you can hang it on a wall, or place it on an easel. Either way it’s a welcome addition to any home décor. For the Fall Thanksgiving Holiday or year round.

Thanks for stopping by to see my “Being Thankful” Plate! Now go see what Yogi and Holly have created! http://quietfirecreations.blogspot.ca/

Rustic Shield Plaque

Posted on August 16, 2014 by walnuthollowcrafts

Created by Sara Shirman for Walnut Hollow.

We are SO excited to team up with Tombow for another blog hop! Tombow adhesives are great for all types of projects and they stick especially well to our wood surfaces! Tombow carries a wide variety of products from double sided adhesive tabs/runners and liquid glue to artist pens and pencils. We can’t get enough of their products! Today is the second day of our blog hop- so come back tomorrow for more projects!

Be sure to visit all the blogs today and leave comments for your chance to win some great prizes! One lucky winner will win this amazing prize package with products from TombowUSA and Walnut Hollow! Winners will be chosen from comments throughout the week, so make sure you check back daily to increase your chances of winning! Also, please make sure you have popped on over to Facebook and “liked” each of the company pages ( Tombow / Walnut Hollow ), because really, what’s not to like?!

Prize Package includes:

1 – Tombow Power Tab 52135

1 – Tombow Foam Tab 52129

1 – XTREME Adhesive 62127

1 – Card Box 1704OP

1 – Shield Plaque 38824

1 – Rectangular Serving Tray 24648

I LOVE Tombow products so I was really excited to get another opportunity to Blog Hop with them! I decided to create a rustic wall piece using the Walnut Hollow Shield Plaque.

I started out by sanding the wood with a hand sander. I base coated the Shield Plaque with Americana Chalky finish paint in “Timeless”- a light cream color. Using a 1″ wide flat paint brush I brushed on the Chalky Finish paint. One coat covers the wood nicely and the paint dries with a matte finish. The chalky finish gives a nice shabby chic feel to the project. Once the first layer was dry, I took a bar of clear wax and rubbed it on the plaque. I went over random areas of the surface.

I then covered the main flat surface (not the edge) of the plaque with Americana Chalky finish paint in “Vintage”. I used a wide flat brush and pulled the paint towards me, lightly brushing it over the ridges on the side of the plaque. (Not covering the whole edge). This gave it a vintage feel.

Once that coat was dry, I sanded back the places that I had rubbed the wax on. The blue paint came off easily revealing the “Timeless” coat underneath.

I printed my Deer Silhouette and backed it with card stock. I used scissors to cut out the shape. The edges of my deer silhouette were white because of the thick card stock backing. I rubbed some ink along the side of the deer to darken the edges of the paper. I then planned out where I wanted all of the embellishments on my plaque.

I used Tombow Power Tabs to stick my Doily to the center of the plaque.

I used Tombow Foam tabs to adhere the Silhouette. The Foam tabs are VERY sticky and provided some lift and dimension to the Deer Silhouette. They come with 2 sizes. I used the larger ones on the body of the deer and the smaller ones on the antlers.

I used more Power Tabs to put the beautiful Prima Flowers on the plaque. I cut the power tabs into quarters and randomly added buttons to the bottom of the shield plaque.

This project was really easy to make! It would make the perfect addition to shabby chic mantel or a vintage floral room.

Now that you have seen my Rustic Shield Plaque, be sure to check out of all of today’s posts!

Saturday’s Posts:

Tombow Blog: http://blog.tombowusa.com/

Sara Shirman – http://wp.me/p3cspn-wc <– you are here

Jennie Garcia: http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com/

In case you missed them, here are Friday’s Posts:

Chris Wallace – http://wp.me/p3cspn-vG

Tombow Blog: http://blog.tombowusa.com/

Debbie Fisher: http://debbiedee.blogspot.com/

Melissa Cash: http://inkclinations.blogspot.com/

Christmas Goodies

Posted on October 31, 2013 by walnuthollowcrafts

If you are coming from Donna Salazar Designs you are in the right place!

Welcome to the Third Annual Handmade Holidays blog hop!! The best crafters, designers, and makers have come together to create and share a series of thoughtful, handmade gifts for the holidays during this 3 day blog hop. Our goal is to inspire you to create something from the heart this holiday season as well as share how to use our products in fun, innovative ways. We intend this hop to serve as a resource to you for this holiday season and for years to come.

Hop along to each blog in the list. Each day, from November 1 through November 3, 2013, we’ll be posting a brand new list of blogs to hop to. Comment on each blog, share your favorite posts over social media, and then use the Rafflecopter widget at the bottom of each post to enter to win the Grand Prize, a gift basket filled with crafty swag from the companies on the hop! We’re ready to inspire, share, and create – are you ready to hop?

Enter to win the Walnut Hollow Blog Prize by commenting on our projects this week and liking us on facebook! (Pictured above.) Package includes Rustic Wood Ledge, Medallion Plaque, Clock Movement, and Clock Hands! We will be drawing the winner from the comments on Walnut Hollow Craft blog only. Winner will be announced Monday- 11/4/13.

I began by basecoating the outside of the Ledge with Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam – Organic Garden.

While the paint is drying, cut the paper the beautiful Graphic 45 Twelve Days of Christmas paper – Joyeux Noel – to fit the front of the Ledge.

I used red tulle to add ties to the jars and the Ledge.

To add the Graphic 45 12 Days of Christmas Tags and Pockets to each jar, use thin green ribbon tied to the red tulle.

I became an over-achiever when I made matching Christmas Cards and a Card Keeper Box to go with the Christmas Ledge. Stay tuned! I’ll show you what I did next Friday…

Next go take a look at what 100 Proof Press has going on!

Clearsnap http://blog.clearsnap.com

Craft Attitude http://www.jonathanfongstyle.com/blog/

Smoothfoam http://www.smoothfoam.com/blog/

Donna Salazar Designs http://donnasalazardesigns.blogspot.com/

Walnut Hollow https://walnuthollowcrafts.wordpress.com/

100 Proof Press http://www.100proofpress.com/_blog/Blog

Graphic45 http://g45papers.typepad.com/

ICE Resin http://iceresin.com/icequeen/

Stampendous http://stampendousblog.wordpress.com/

Sizzix – Eileen Hull Designs http://eileenhull.blogspot.com/

Donna Salazar Designs – Mistra Hoolahan http://mistrabutterfly.blogspot.com/